Start with the building blocks!
Regardless of what sport you take up, you will need to start from the basic building blocks - stance, posture, coordination, timing, etc. Grandmaster Lam Chun Fai's hunggar (http://www.hungkuen.com) website contains many pictures and descriptions of stances. Kungfu stances generally contain minor variations according to various styles.
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Mabu (horse stance)
Common to many martial arts, the horse stance has several variations. Check out some pointers about the horse stance. http://www.cbox.cz/baguaquan/mabu-en.htm and http://www.tttkungfu.f9.co.uk/physprin1.htm For qigong purposes, the horse stance is more narrow and usually high. You can go to http://www.cloudwater.com to get a free course and some instructions on posture.
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Tips!
1. Don't attempt low postures in the beginning. Start at a medium high posture and maintain proper alignment at all times.
2. Breathe naturally - don't hold the breath. This is especially true when the legs start trembling and start to get tired!
3. Check your posture and alignment in the mirror! If you have no mirror, try practising in front of a car, etc. |
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This is one of my favorite images
This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures.
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This is one of my favorite images
This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures. |
This is one of my favorite images
This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures.
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This is one of my favorite images
This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures. |
